People of the First Man Life Among the Plains Indians in Their Final Days of Glory: The Firsthand Account of Prince Maximilian's Expedition Up the Missouri River, 1833-34

Dampstaining to front and back boards. Most pages have some rippling or waviness due to moisture damage. Text and illustrations clean and bright. Original owner's name in black ink on front free endpaper. Small tear in free endpaper. In 1883 the German explorer and naturalist, Prince Maximilian of Wied, together with Karl Bodmer, his Swiss-born artist companion, traveled some 5000 miles along the Missouri River during their year-long sojourn with the Plains Indians--this is their narrative with many illustrations. Dust jacket has dampstaining as well. Inside of dust jacket has quite a lot of discoloration due to moisture. Dust jacket has several tears closed with tape and has a missing one inch piece at top of spine panel. Another one and a half inch missing piece at back cover of dust jacket. Dust jacket now protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day. This is a heavy and oversize book - Priority Mail and International shipping will require extra charges. ; Watercolor & Drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages.